Zaruma Canton

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Zaruma Canton
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Zaruma Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the El Oro Province. Its capital is the town of Zaruma. Its population at the 2001 census was 23,407.[2]

Zaruma was named a Pueblo Mágico (magical town) by the Ecuadorian Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) in 2019. It is one of five communities across the country that inaugurated the programme that year.[3]

Demographics

Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:[4]

  • Mestizo 83.6%
  • White
    7.4%
  • Montubio 6.6%
  • Afro-Ecuadorian
    2.1%
  • Indigenous 0.2%
  • Other 0.2%

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population and area of Zaruma Canton
  2. ^ Cantons of Ecuador at statoids.com
  3. ^ "Zaruma declarada Pueblo Mágico de Ecuador – Ministerio de Turismo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  4. ^ "Resultados".